The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-07-14

~ MS 1aGnersS ekuer2DCOLner, neau Jolucu u
cutting off the entail, and being spend
thriftsl both, when the last Lord Orring-
+ ton, died. the family estate had gone. The
American heir was wealthy for this side
,sof the ocean, but he had not enough to
support q proper state as q nobleman, and
he never claimed his place in the peerage.
Neither did the grandson, although he.
had added to his means by wedding the
wealthy Miss Sackyille, and he died q
plain American citizen. As for the great
grandson, John Sackvine Orrington, sud-
denly made the head Of the family by the
death Of both parents, he cared not whit
for anything but enjoying life in his nc
sscust0med way. He had enough to mein-
lain him and his sisters insgood style, and
letthem wander about during summer to
Long Branch or Saratoga or the White
Sulphur, or where they would, and -heWas-
quite content. He was good looking
bachelor Of 20, and though not par
tienlarly averse to matrimony, declared he
would remain single until after his sisters
had been married. ~ .<..S 80
1T was about time that Marian Orring-
ton was married, If she meant to be mar
4 ried at al She was 25, and though q
recognized beauty and belle, looked much
older than she was. Certainly she had;
! classic features, a wealth Of light waving
!. hair, q fine figure, fine. manners. and a
style which attracted and ssecured adj;
miration; but late hours and fashionable
habits had combined to give heraniap.-
pearance OF age. She had suitors enough,
and had refused several offers, really be-
i cause her lovers were not rich. She had
Z but modesate portion Of her own, and
did not Intend to link herself to any
gentleman who brought no more than love
in a cottage. A very prudent young
woman was Miss Orrington, and the one
she thought eligible came along at last.
They were ut Niagara Falls, at the close
Of the season, having come there from
Saratoga, intending TO go from thence to
Philadelphia, where tho Orrington man
sion stood The younger sister, Margaret,
barely 18, was with them. The three
were standing one day on Goat Island,
looking ut the mist that rolls up per-
petually from the foam below, when a
stranger passed them. He turned, and
gazing curiously for o moment, came for.
ward and offered his hand to John Or
s rington.
ssJackr' and stElmoreI', were the words
Of recognition that were interchanged, and
then John introduced the stranger as Mr..
Braxton.
& Maria. ;;,new all about Elmore Braxton,
B Of whom she had heard her brother speak
as an old college mate at Harvard, an &C.
centric young millionaire, about O. year
s older than John himself. She was quite
I familiar with his history he -Mas an
only son. His father had died within
Lei ~
and farms ith stocks and bonds run-
ningwenpp II, the mill lions besides q vast
amonntcf mining property, scattered over
the United States, estimated to be worth
alarge SUM. The elder aBraxtan thad d.
fondness for burying his surplus money
underground. liza new mining ccn1papy
were TO be organized, wheth@ FOR silgeran-
Colorado Or copper in Michigan, or iron
lin New Jersey, or coal in Pennsylvania,
Z the protector always found in him willing
& victim. In most cases, however, the victim
: became victor. Good luck seemed to
I attend him.. The ventures nearly all
< turned out well, notably the. Last Chance
minein Colorado and the Mnsiragon In
Michigan, both Of which returned large
dividends. But the son had no caste for
mining affairs, and was just then engaged
I'm disposing of his mining stocks at mar
ket prices, and investing the proceeds In
government bonds, which yielded less in
terest, but gave him no further trouble
than clipping coupons Taken altogether,
{ he was very rich man, and though he
~wesduict, and despite Of fine presence
and easy carriage not given much to
drawing rooms, Miss Orring ton felt sure
that were she Mrs. Braxton her Iege lord
would become eminent as society man.
AS for Margaret, she did not enter into
( the calculations of anybody. She was
considered to be little more than school
girl, having been just semancipated from
{ the fashionable Academy Of st. Barnabas,
where, besides indistinct reading andilleg-
ible writing, she had been taught q smat-
3tering Of the oloGes, academical French,
and schoolgirl music. This was her first
summer tour. She looked up to the new
conner as rather mature gentleman, ~
seeming3old o.18; hut as she heard him
and her brother talk she was amazed and
rather delighted at the vast amount OF in.
formation possessed by the big stranger.
Braxton had Travelled all over Europe and
Asia-he was in Palestine when the news
Of his fathers sudden death reached him
--aud he had been o keen observer. Quiet
as he generally was, and even reserved,
Z he was quite entertaining when drawn
5 out, and little Margaret listened with.
widely opened ears, remaining quietly IN
the background, with nothing to say.
Impulsiye ut times, she was shy in gen.
eral, and with q pleasant, easy way az
home, was bashful among strangers It
they were her seniors. She had not
Marian,s manner nor Marian's beauty,
though she was neither awkward nor
homely. She looked more like her mother,
who had been dark, while her sister and
brother were fair. She inherited one
] thing from her mother-a pair Of large,
dark hazel eyes, that at times lit up her
whole face with a strange luster.
Marian put forth her whole fascination,
and Braxton seemed to succumb to it at
once. They all walked back to the hotel,
where Orrington and Braxton-it was
slack, my boy" (" and "Elmore, old fellow"
with them-recalled their old college
scrapes to quite o late hour. When the
party separated for the night it seemed as
though Elmore Braxton had been long as
intimate with che rest Of the family as he
had been years before with Jack.
It was soon rumored around who Bra1-
TON WIS, OF CalQer WQaI uo WesoJ eAA0 LAO
received considerable attention from far
seeing fathers and match making mothers,
with modest smiles from spinsters thrown
in; but he clung to Jack and his party,
and Marian was triumphant. She was
still more elated when he promised to be
their guest in Philadelphia so soon as ne
had visited coal mine in Pennsylvania
in which he was heavily interested. he
was to part with them at Buffalo, the
others taking different route.
The morning Of the day he left Buffalo,
Margaret was late at the breakfast table
where the party sat, and John rather Inn
patiently asked Of Marian, "What does
keep little Miss UglyP
Braxton started suddenly, and repeated
the last three words Of the question.
Oh cried John, laughing, ~ had for
gotten that you didn't know our domestic
slang. The name Is fastened on Mar
garet, but it has no reference to her
looks. When she was baby, and was
I teething, she was rather fretful, and
father playfully called her Little Miss
Ugly 1t grew into pet name with all
OF US, much to mothers disgust. 1t
Yexes her, though, and we only use it In
advertently, just as it came out now"
Margaret is nice little girl, though
uniformed as yet, - said Marian. "She'is
) not as impulsive as she used to be, though
che ia sfiI1 little more than child,'